Saturday, September 18, 2010

Golden Dewlicious Melon

I saw this melon at Costco. I'd never seen a "dewlicious" melon before, and I was curious. It was only $4.00. At the checkout the girl said, "That's one good melon!" Then the girl at the door who checked my receipt said, "That's da bomb melon!" I thought, "Wow, I shoulda grabbed two."

At home when I cut it open, it was pale-colored and juicy-looking and . . .

From Marsha--I bought one at the 99 Cent Store yesterday. It had the same sticker as the one in your photo. I have never heard of this variety. It is very good! Tastes like a honeydew but the skin is a bright yellow. Could it be this melon? Check out this site: http://www.specialtyproduce.com/index.php?item=2236&name=Golden_Honeydew_Melon

DEAR SIR, WHAT A FANTASIC YELLOW MELON.I AM GOING TO SEE IF I CAN GROW SOME .THOUGHT IT IS RELATATED TO CANTALOPE,SO WAS REAL LIERY ABOUT EATING A PIECE BECAUSE CANTALOPE GIVE ME SEVERE HEADACHES.BUT WOW NO HEADACHE ,SO HAD MY HUSBAND PICK UP 1/2 DOZEN AT 99 CENT STORE BETTY

It's not a Golden Honeydew, it actually is a "Golden Dewlicious", it's a hybrid of a cantaloupe and honeydew, grown only by Fisher Ranch in Blythe, CA. During the right season (usually june-august) you can find them in Wal-Mart and Costco. If you get it when it's ripe, it's really sweet. And a little secret - if it isn't quite ripe when you first cut into it, cut it into pieces, wrap it up, and put it in your fridge for a day or 2. I promos it will get a bit sweeter! ;-)

Fisher Ranch sends the big Golden Dewlicious to Costco and the small ones to the 99 Cent Only store. Currently Costco is selling them for $2.49. If they are grown with the proper amount of manure, they will be very sweet as long as you cut them open when they are ripe and soft on the end opposite the stem.

I also found these melons @ the99 cent store in Palm Springs area. After reading all this info I can't wait to go open the ripe one. I bought 2 one a nice golden orange color and a pale green one. Something told me it wasn't yet ripe. Glad I looked this up thanks to your sticker. Everyone enjoy this melon. I'll be back after I try mine.

99 cents, Jay!! No way we would ever get it that cheap here in Hawaii. Sorry, I don't know how to tell when it's ripe. Also, would you believe that I wrote this post 4 years ago and it was the first and last time that I ever had that melon!

Paid just under $5 for one, it's large, looked like a honeydew, smelled wonderfully sweet. I was surprised to see the inside was orange, the taste cannot compare to either the honeydew which is sweeter and more juicy or the cantalope which has a somewhat different taste. I'm disappointed. You cannot grow more from the seeds of the fruit because it's a hybred and you don't know what odd mixture if any will show up.